THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO DAY TRADING by Markus Heitkoetter
Part 1:
Day Trading Basics –
What You Should Know
What Is Day Trading?
Day trading is the practice of buying and selling financial instru -
ments throughout the day. As the day progresses, prices will
rise and fall in value, creating both the opportunity for gain and
the possibility of loss.
At 10:15am, a day trader might buy 1,000 shares of Amazon.com’s
stocks just as the price begins to rise on good news, and then sell it at
10:25am, when it's up by $1 per share.